Diana Ross Quotes

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
Diana Ross

Yourself, Happen, Give

I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly.
Diana Ross

Power, Keep, Lose

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
Diana Ross

Yourself, End, Mentors

I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.
Diana Ross

Judge, Gay, Someone

Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don't hold on to that .
Diana Ross

Hurt, Ignore, Try

I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
Diana Ross

Used, Call, Ghetto

I'm a dreamer.
Diana Ross

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites.
Diana Ross

Happiness, Today, Sometimes

I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved in their careers because I've learned that it's important for them to stand on their own two feet. They'll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.
Diana Ross

Important, Two, Learned

Being a parent is very important to me.
Diana Ross

Important, Parent

I don't get fat, I get skinny.
Diana Ross

I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
Diana Ross

Around, Wait, Next

I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
Diana Ross

I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
Diana Ross

Mother, Single, Thought

I have never gotten into the label thing.
Diana Ross

I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.
Diana Ross

Career, Appreciate, Longevity

I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
Diana Ross

Great, Try, Place

I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.
Diana Ross

Business, Sleeping, Fans

I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry.
Diana Ross

Listen, Stay, Industry

I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.
Diana Ross

Music, Future, Forward

I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.
Diana Ross

Change, Time, Reason

I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
Diana Ross

Home, Successful, Insane

I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.
Diana Ross

Heart, Sense, Act

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
Diana Ross

Someone, Move, Mountains

If I'm with a man I'm soft and buttery.
Diana Ross

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Nationality: American

Born: March 26, 1944

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